Container.



S. P. JOHNSTON.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.23. 1915.

1,2 1 0,75; Patented Dec; 26, 1916.

WITNESSES:

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SAMUEL P. JOHNSTON, OF. SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO CALIFORNIACOTTON MILLS COMPANY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OFCALI- FORNIA.

CONTAINER.

Application filed February 23, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL P. JOHNSTON,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of San Mateo,county of San Mateo, State of California, (Whose post-oifice address isSan Mateo,) have invented new and useful Improvements in Containers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to telescoping boxes adapted tocontain bed clothing and the like.

Among the objects sought to be accomplished are, to provide a sanitarycontainer for bed quilts and other like articles, liable tocontamination by handling or exposure; that provides for the visualexamination of the article contained Within the box Without removaltherefrom; that provides means for.

sealing the box to prevent the removal of the contents withoutmutilating the seal; that provides a supplemental cover to protect thevisible portion of the contents from exposure to the light.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the description progresses.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of the presentspecification, to which like reference characters have been applied, asimple form of putting this invention into practice is shown.

I do not wish to be understood as confining this invention to thedisclosures made in said drawing and description as many variations maybe introduced, Within the spirit of this invention. as defined in theclaims succeeding the said description.

It is common practice in selling and ex posing for sale bed clothing,toweling and like articles, to pile them on counters, or place themWithin reach of the hands of possible buyers. This practice has provedvery undesirable. It is a human failing to handle attractive articlesWithin reach, Whether contemplating purchase or not; inasmuch as thehands of the public are not always in a sanitary condition suchmerchandise is liable to contamination and the accumulation of diseases,liable to be communicated to an innocent purchaser; and thisexposure andhandling subjects the goods to unnecessary soiling, fading and thedanger of mutilation, placing an unnecessary burden on the merchant whois compelled to sell such pieces at an unprofitable figure in order todispose of them.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

to choose the color the opening Serial No. 10,128.

The use of a container such as herein illustrated and described, exposesthe merchandisesufliciently to enable the customer scheme, and note thefinish, While the article a sanitary package, safe above set forth. Thissalesmen to protect the goods until a 507m fide purchaser desires acloser examination, and protects the ultimate consumer from the dangersof contagion so often communicated through such sources.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective looking at the front of thecontainer, with the supplemental cover partially removed. Fig. 2 is afragmentary detail in cross section showing the interrelation of thevarious parts. Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic front elevation of a modifiedform of cover for the transparent opening.

In detail the construction illustrated in the drawing includes atelescoping box comprising the outer casing 1 and theinner casing 2,placed one within the other in the usual manner, to form an inclosingbox having the bottom 3, top 4 and the side Walls 5 and -6, completelyinclosing the articles contained therein. The top 4 is provided with acenter opening 7 covered by a sheet of isinglass 8 pasted around themargin of 7. The object of the isinglass or any other suitabletransparent material that. may be used, is to expose the contents of thebox to-view While protecting them against handling.

To prevent the separation of the outer and inner casings 1 and 2, thetape or ribbon 9 passes entirely around the box and is tied with anornamental knot as at 10. This knot can be sealed With Wax or by apaster confining its ends, to prevent the removal of the tape withoutmutilating the seal. It is often quite proper in the course of making asale to open the box and permit the purchaser to handle the contents. Topermit this the pastor or seal 11 is pasted over the tape confining itto the top 4. See Fig. 1. This permits the knot 10 to be untied and thecontents removed; at the same time creating the impression that the boxis sealed, conveying to the shopper the impression that the'box cannotbe opened, leaving such action to the discretion of the salesmen.

visible quality of the is retained within from the dangers methodenables the Patented Dec. 26,1916.

the fadingaction-of top 4 from soilure wh Jtending' contents of the boxfrom light, and to protect the I e in stock, the supplemental cover 12having the flanges 13 exdown over the edges of the outer caslng-l isprovided. When the article is To protect the exposed for sale or usedinWindow display form the opening 7, the material is cut across'the topand bottom as at 14 and 15, and down the center, the flaps thus formedin the to are scored and bent back as at 16 and 1 to form hinges fortheflaps or emme doors 18 and 19. This modified form can be used incombination with the cover 12 and" the tape 9 if desired.-- I

Having thus described this invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: r v

A container including an outer and inner casing telescoping'together, anopening in one of said casings, a sheet of transparent material sealingsaid opening, a tape surroundingsaid casing, a seal secured to said saldcontalner belng seal, and a vtape and said casing, openable withoutbreaking the detachable supplementary covering engaging and coveringsaid outer casing.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day ofJanuary, 1915.

SAMUEL B. JOHNSTON. Witnesses:

' BALDWIN VALE,

A. R. HUNT.

